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quirted

verb

past tense of quirt

as in knouted

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Ionis Pharmaceuticals lost more than $1 billion in market value on Monday after the company slashed sales projections for a triglyceride-lowering drug the biotech and Wall Street analysts believe is a potential blockbuster.

— Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 10 Nov. 2026
Milei’s austerity drive has produced a rare budget surplus and slashed annual inflation from 200% to about 32%.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

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When the gales of November came early, as the song goes, large waves and intense wind lashed the ship on her final voyage.

— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Heavy rains lashed the Gaza Strip, flooding tents and intensifying the misery of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

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Now comes Denver, which whipped the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 because Carolina couldn’t handle the Broncos’ pass rush.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
The Falcons’ starting quarterback twirled a black string around his finger, then violently whipped it down after his first interception.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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Boyd, who maintained his innocence to the end, thrashed and convulsed for 40 minutes after prison officials attached a gas mask to his face, according to Hood and journalist Lee Hedgepeth, who witnessed Boyd’s execution.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
But in an ironic twist, part of the parking lot was underwater, a tractor had raised a berm to hold back the ocean, and just to the south, homes were being thrashed by waves.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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Her designs are crafted in France using leather farmed in France and tanned in Italy, and are constructed entirely without stitching, using an innovative system of folding, assembly and rivets.

— Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Handwoven and tanned in Italy, it’s finished with a water-resistant coating that helps protect it from humidity and the occasional splash.

— Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026

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